File Storage Specialist (18m FTC)

We are looking for an experienced File Storage Specialist to join our Technology team on an 18-month fixed-term contract basis in London.

About the team

The Technology team provides expertise and effective solutions to Penguin Random House. We integrate flexibility and agility which supports our consistent way of working. We set ourselves up for success by holding ourselves accountable and welcoming change. Each member of the Technology team brings skill and initiative to their role; we take personal ownership within a one team culture, working collaboratively to meet expectations from our stakeholders who trust us to deliver.

The role

As File Storage Specialist, you’ll lead the technical migration of our enterprise file storage from existing on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based solutions, including our shared-drive migration to Box.

Working across Technology and with application owners and suppliers, you’ll ensure that existing services remain stable and secure throughout the transition, and that legacy infrastructure is only retired once replacement services, data and dependencies have been fully tested and accepted.

Key responsibilities:

• Building a detailed understanding of the existing storage estate, including data, permissions, ownership and technical dependencies.
• Maintaining secure, stable and recoverable file services while investigating and resolving performance, access and connectivity issues.
• Leading storage migrations from discovery and planning through to data transfer, validation, testing and cutover.
• Managing permissions and access, including filesystem permissions, Active Directory groups and service accounts, working closely with data owners and Information Security.
• Planning and safely delivering the transition and decommissioning of legacy storage, including appropriate rollback, recovery and sign-off.
• Maintaining clear technical documentation and runbooks, and transferring knowledge to the teams supporting the new environment.

What you’ll bring

Essential criteria:

• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise NAS and Windows file services, including SMB/NTFS, filesystem and share permissions, Active Directory groups and service accounts.
• Experience of troubleshooting storage performance, capacity and access issues within an enterprise environment.
• Experience of delivering storage migrations from discovery through to migration, testing, cutover and safe retirement of legacy services.
• Experience of validating data integrity, metadata and permissions as part of a migration.
• A good understanding of file and object storage and cloud or hybrid connectivity.
• The ability to investigate technical dependencies across applications, file paths, integrations, networks and identity.
• Experience of using PowerShell or equivalent scripting for inventory, automation and validation.
• Experience of working within change, incident and problem management processes.
• Strong documentation skills, with experience creating clear technical documentation and runbooks.
• The ability to work collaboratively and communicate technical information clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues.
• A methodical approach to problem-solving, with the ability to take ownership, identify risks and follow issues through to resolution.

Desirable criteria:

• Experience with Biblio or other Digital Asset Management (DAM) platforms.
• Experience with enterprise file-storage products or supplier-led cloud migrations.
• Familiarity with storage costs and licensing, backup and archiving approaches, and secure infrastructure disposal.

Application instructions

Please apply with your CV and Cover Letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 23:59 on Sunday 8th November 2026.

AI

Here at Penguin, we believe in the power of authenticity and human creativity. When you apply for a position, we want to encourage you to showcase your unique voice. Throughout our recruitment process, please share your own thoughts, experiences, and skills. This helps us get a true sense of who you are and what you might bring to our team.

We celebrate creativity and diverse perspectives, so please be yourself! While we recognise AI tools can be helpful, we recommend using them thoughtfully to ensure your responses reflect you.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt-in on their application form. The essential criteria for this role are listed as part of the ‘What you’ll bring’ section. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview.

We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCareersUK@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk. Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable with, for us to support your request.

Salary

The salary for this opportunity is up to £70,000 depending on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

Hybrid working

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role, we expect that you’ll work from our London office at Embassy Gardens a minimum of 2 days per week.